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BLS Skills Review

Overview

BLS Skills Review provides detailed step-by-step instruction for every psychomotor skill presented in the EMT-Basic National Standard Curriculum. This resource teaches BLS students and providers how to perform each skill correctly and offers helpful information, tips, and pointers designed to facilitate progression through practical examinations or real-life emergencies.

For each skill, you will find:

  • Performance objectives, indications, contraindications, complications, and an equipment list
  • Written step-by-step instructions to properly perform the skill with photos to demonstrate critical steps
  • Helpful tips including Safety, Special Populations, and In the Field
  • Case-based Check Your Knowledge questions to encourage students to test their knowledge of the skills presented


BLS Skills are grouped into the following categories:

  • Airway Management 
  • Cardiovascular Emergencies
  • Patient Assessment and Management
  • Medical Administration
  • Trauma Management
  • Obstetrical Management
  • Operational Skills
  • Advanced Airway Management

ShowKey Features

Skills include:

  • Equipment lists
  • Indications and contraindictions
  • Step-by-step procedures with four-color photos

Boxed features include:

  • Safety Tips
  • In the Field
  • Special Populations

 

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ShowTable of Contents

Section 1      Airway Management

1. Jaw-Thrust Maneuver

2. Tongue-Jaw Lift Maneuver

3. Head Tilt-Chin Lift Maneuver

4. Oxygen Administration

5. Mouth-to-Mask Ventilation

6. Bag-Valve-Mask Ventilation

7. Oropharyngeal Airway

8. Oral Suctioning

9. Nasopharyngeal Airway

Section 2      Cardiovascular Emergencies

10. Adult One-Rescuer CPR

11. Adult Team CPR

12. Adult Foreign Body Airway Obstruction

13. Child CPR

14. Child Foreign Body Airway Obstruction

15. Infant CPR

16. Infant Foreign Body Airway Obstruction

17. Neonatal Resuscitation

18. Cardiac Arrest Management with an AED

Section 3      Patient Assessment and Management

19. Patient Assessment and Management

20. Vital Signs

21. Communication

22. Documentation

Section 4      Medication Administration

23. Bronchodilator - Handheld Metered-Dose Inhaler

24. Bronchodilator - Small-Volume Nebulizer

25. Epinephrine Auto-Injectors

26. Oral Medication Administration

Section 5      Trauma Management

27. General Bandaging Techniques

28. Bleeding Control and Shock Management

29. Bandaging Techniques for Specific Injuries

30. Joint Injury

31. Long Bone Injury

32. Suggested Procedures for Immobilization

33. Spinal Motion Restriction - Seated

34. Spinal Motion Restriction - Supine

35. Traction Splinting - Ratchet Device

36. Traction Splinting - Sager-Type Device

37. Pneumatic Antishock Garment

Section 6     Obstetrical Management

38. Childbirth

39. Breech Delivery

40. Prolapsed Cord

Section 7      Operational Skills

41. Cot Operation

42. Patient Lifting Techniques

43. Infection Control Techniques

44. Crime Scene Operations

45. Managing a Violent Patient

Section 8      Advanced Airway Management

46. Dual-Lumen Airway Devices

47. Adult Endotracheal Intubation

48. Pediatric Endotracheal Intubation

49. Tracheal Suctioning

 


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ShowAbout the Author(s)

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) provides education and practice management services for orthopaedic surgeons and allied health professionals. The Academy also serves as an advocate for improved patient care and informs the public about the science of orthopaedics. Founded at Northwestern University as a not-for-profit organization in 1933, the Academy has grown from a small organization serving less than 500 members to the world's largest medical association of musculoskeletal specialists. The Academy now serves about 24,000 members internationally.

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Jeff McDonald, NREMT-P

Jeff McDonald enrolled in the EMT Class at Tarrant County College in Fort Worth, TX, in January of 1979, and he stayed on to teach skills the following semester. After completing the paramedic course at Tarrant, he became a part-time adjunct faculty member, then full-time instructor. He is now the director of the program.  He has worked on ground ambulance in and around Fort Worth since 1979, and spent 9 years as a flight paramedic.

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ShowReviews

  • "I had a couple of students who were really struggling with their National Registry computer-based testing. I ordered two copies of the BLS Student Success Package and with only a couple weeks of study time, my students passed the National Registry. After 18 months of looking for study materials that would be relevant to this particular exam, we found just that at Jones and Bartlett. I have recommended this material to my surrounding departments and anyone else I know who may be struggling with this exam...so far it's the only thing we have found that works!!"

    Kristy Olme, Training Captain
    North-West Fire Protection
    Fairplay, Colorado

    "I will recommend this book to all of my students. It looks great and is an excellent skills summary!"

    Peter Johnson
    Bridgewater Fire Department
    Oxford, Connecticut

    "Absolutely a must for every new EMT student during their initial training...the BLS Skills Review text by AAOS gives the student the 'psychomotor' edge they need in order to be successful not only in the classroom but preparing them for the prehospital field."

    Chad Parlier, A.A.S., NREMT-P, CCEMT-P
    Adjunct EMS Instructor
    Davidson County Community College
    Lexington, North Carolina

    "This is a well planned resource, which follows the curriculum well."

    Richard Husch
    Nassau County Fire & Police Academy
    E. Meadow, New York

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ShowAppropriate Courses

These products cover the core skills associated with EMT-Basic training; can be used as part of initial EMT-B training or Refresher training.

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ShowSamples & Additional Resources

ShowResources

    • show overview$93.95 Add to Cart

      BLS Skills Review DVD

      ISBN-13: 9781449644925

      Designed for individual student use, this action-packed DVD demonstrates the proper techniques for each skill presented in the manual. Capturing real-life scenes, each skill is clearly broken down, demonstrated, and applied in a variety of drills. This DVD is an invaluable resource for every BLS provider and gives students a chance to witness providers in action and in "real" time.

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